The National Meteorological Service issued a
yellow level alert for storms
for this Friday in part of the center and south of the province of Buenos Aires.
The City woke up with cloudy skies, which will remain throughout the day.
The weather is expected to deteriorate as the hours go by.
Some of the areas of Buenos Aires that will be affected by the storms according to the agency are the north of Bahía Blanca, the west of Patagones and Villarino;
Puan;
and the lower area of Coronel Pringles, Coronel Suárez, Saavedra and Tornquist.
Also for Adolfo Alsina, Daireaux, Guaminí, Pellegrini, Salliqueló, Trenque Lauquen, Tres Lomas, Olavarría, Monte Hermoso;
and the north of Necochea and Tres Arroyos.
The area will be affected by storms, some locally strong, which may be accompanied by occasional hail, intense gusts, strong electrical activity and abundant falls of water in short periods.
For these localities, accumulated precipitation values are estimated between 30 and 70 millimeters, which can be exceeded occasionally.
Meanwhile, this Friday it will occur in the City of Buenos Aires and the Buenos Aires suburbs with partially cloudy skies, winds from the northeast sector rotating to the east, with gusts of up to 50 kilometers per hour during the night, and a temperature that will have
a minimum of 21 degrees and a maximum of 28
.
For tomorrow, Saturday, the agency predicts a day with partially cloudy skies
, strong storms during the morning and afternoon
, which will be isolated at night, winds from the northern sector rotating to the west, then to the northwest, and a temperature that will be between 23
degrees minimum and 29 maximum.
Meanwhile, on Sunday, partly cloudy to slightly cloudy skies are forecast, winds from the southeast sector rotating to the east, with gusts of up to 50 kilometers per hour during the morning, and a minimum temperature of 17 degrees and a maximum of 26.
Yellow alert for storms for this Friday.
Another 10 provinces with yellow alert
This morning the SMN issued
yellow level alerts for storms and rain for some areas of ten other provinces
, for strong winds for Chubut and Santa Cruz;
and orange alerts for extreme heat for much of Formosa, a portion of Chaco and eastern Salta.
According to the latest report from the meteorological agency, in addition to part of Buenos Aires, storms are expected for the entire province of La Pampa and a good part of San Luis and Mendoza, and the south of Córdoba.
A storm alert is also in effect in localities in the west of Salta and Jujuy and in the east of Río Negro and Chubut, where accumulated precipitation values between 20 and 40 millimeters are expected.
Meanwhile, in the south of Santa Cruz and Tierra del Fuego there is a yellow alert for rain, some locally heavy, where between 10 and 20 millimeters are expected.
For the inhabitants of these localities, the SMN recommends "avoiding outdoor activities, not taking out trash and removing objects that prevent water from draining, not taking shelter near trees and electricity poles that may fall, and not staying on beaches, rivers, lagoons or pools to minimize the risk of being struck by lightning.
Likewise, the meteorological agency issued a yellow alert for strong winds in the southern area of Chubut and west of Santa Cruz, which will be affected by winds from the western sector with speeds between 40 and 60 kilometers per hour, and gusts that can exceed 90 kilometers per hour. hour.
Faced with this forecast, they remembered to avoid outdoor activities and secure items that could fly away.
Finally, the SMN reported an orange alert due to extreme heat temperatures for the towns of Bermejo, Matacos, Ramón Lista and Patiño, in the province of Formosa;
the northwest of Almirante Brown and General Güemes, in Chaco;
and the department of Rivadavia, in Salta.
The orange level implies that heat can have a "moderate to high health effect" and that temperatures can "be very dangerous, especially for at-risk groups."
DP